Global Payments Engineering Leader

Capital One; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director of Software Engineering in Illinois to lead multiple engineering teams across web, mobile, and backend systems. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive best practices for full-stack development and cloud deployment.

The role emphasizes designing scalable microservices, AWS-first architecture, and AI tooling adoption while maintaining high-velocity delivery and enterprise-grade reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• At least 7 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 5 years of people management experience.
• Capital One will sponsor qualified applicants for employment authorization.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and grow multiple teams of product-focused software engineers.
• Mentor and guide engineers in their professional and technical development.
• Collaborate with product managers to understand required capabilities and testing scenarios.
• Improve software engineering practices across teams.
• Design, develop, test, and support full-stack solutions using modern tools.
• Drive availability, resilience, and scalability of services.

Skills

7+ years software engineering

5+ years people management

AWS/Cloud infrastructure

Java

node.js

Go

JavaScript frameworks

Spark

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree in CS or Software Eng

Tools

AWS

Maven

REST

Microservices

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director of Software Engineering in Illinois to lead multiple engineering teams across web, mobile, and backend systems. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and drive best practices for full-stack development and cloud deployment.

The role emphasizes designing scalable microservices, AWS-first architecture, and AI tooling adoption while maintaining high-velocity delivery and enterprise-grade reliability.